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• With the Fire on High

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  389 p. (Gr. 9+) Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Margaret Moore

  Capin, Hannah

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  313 p. (Gr. 9+) A year ago at the elite Marshall Summer Naval School, Margaret Moore presumably drowned herself from heartbreak, but this summer, the remaining girls from Deck Five will ensure Margaret's story is heard.

• The House Children

  a Novel

  Daniele, Heidi

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  233 p. (Gr. 7+) In 1937 Ireland, unwed mothers were crimnals and giving birth was considered a crime. Mary Margaret Joyce is one such child, lucky enough to have survived the harsh, cruel conditions of Certified Industrial School Saint Thomas, in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Belly Up

  Darrows, Eva,

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  349 p. (Gr. 8+) Sara is the new girl for her senior year in high school. And she is also the pregnant new girl after a one time hook up at a friend's party. Luckily Sara has a great support network in her mom and tough Swedish grandmother. And then…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Kiss to Wake Me

  Eager, Cheryl

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  332 p. (Gr. 9+) A modern-day love story between Jamie and Cara. When the two first lock eyes in the high school cafeteria, 'love at first sight' is no longer just a cliché to either of them. Their romance takes off at record speed but just as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The How & the Why

  Hand, Cynthia, 1978-

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  450 p. (Gr. 8+) Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; they've given Cass a life she wouldn't trade for the world. She has everything she needs--but she has questions, too. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unpregnant

  Hendriks, Jenni

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  310 p. (Gr. 9+) Veronica Clarke has the perfect life until she finds out that she is pregnant. She will be the first in her family to go to college, but her boyfriend intentionally compromised their birth control and now proposes marriage instead of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rebel Girls

  Keenan, Elizabeth

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  413 p. (Gr. 8+) When it comes to being social, Athena Graves is far more comfortable creating a mixtape playlist than she is talking to cute boys--or anyone, for that matter. Plus her staunchly feminist views and love of punk rock aren't exactly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meet Me in Mumbai

  Khan, Sabina, 1968-

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  342 p. (Gr. 9+) Seventeen-year-old Mira Fuller-Jensen was adopted by her moms at birth. All she knows about her biological mother is that she was a high-school student from India who went back to India after giving birth. Although Mira loves her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sun Keep Rising

  Lee, Kristen R.

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  (Gr. 9+, 229p.) At risk of losing her home, teen mom B'onca forges a risky plan to help pay the bills that, if she makes one wrong move, could cost her and her family everything.

• Girls Like Us

  Pink, Randi

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  310 p. (Gr. 9+) In 1972, four teenage girls find themselves pregnant. Upon the discovery of their condition, Missippi and Sue, one African American and the other Caucasian, are sent to Chicago to live in an apartment until the birth of their babies…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girls on the Verge

  Waller, Sharon Biggs, 1966-

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  228 p. (Gr. 9+) On the very night Camille learns she got into a prestigious theater program, she also finds out she's pregnant. At her most vulnerable, Camille reaches out to Annabelle, a girl she only barely knows from the theater. Annabelle agrees…Read moreRead more of this annotation